Georgia Kosmopoulou
Chair
Associate Dean for Research, Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences; David L. Boren Professor; Edith Kinney Gaylord Presidential Professor, Department of Economics
At the University of Oklahoma, we are dedicated to nurturing excellence in research, scholarship, and creative activity among our exceptional faculty members. As part of our commitment to enrich and positively impact Oklahoma, the nation, and the world through research and creative activity, we have established the Faculty Honorifics Committee.
The Faculty Honorifics Committee plays a pivotal role in elevating the national and international recognition of our faculty members, their respective departments, colleges, and our entire University. We accomplish this mission by assisting faculty members in achieving the formal recognition they deserve for their outstanding contributions to research, scholarship, and creative endeavors.
Our committee members are assisting in the nomination process by:
Reviewing Credentials: We meticulously assess the credentials and achievements of our faculty members for nominations to external awards. This includes prestigious memberships in the National Academies and Federal Advisory Committees.
Nominations: We identify and select exceptional faculty members as nominees for highly prestigious and prestigious national and international awards and honorific titles.
Equitable Representation: We strive to ensure that the University of Oklahoma is equitably represented in the nomination process for national and international awards.
Tracking Nominations: We keep a meticulous record of previous nominations and ensure that nominations remaining active for longer than one year are annually updated.
To achieve our goals, we have developed a comprehensive strategy that includes the following key initiatives:
Collaboration: Seeking input and collaboration from Deans, Chairs, Directors, and departmental award nomination committees to identify outstanding candidates.
Subcommittees: Creating specialized subcommittees, each focusing on specific areas of representation, to offer tailored guidance on prestigious honorifics within their respective fields.
Resource Utilization: Leveraging support from the offices of the Provost, Vice President for Research and Partnerships, and the Center for Faculty Excellence to provide application assistance and maintain a database of successful applications.
Proactive Planning: Identifying awards that align with individual strengths and capabilities well in advance of the actual nomination process.
Learning from Success: Studying nominations of past award recipients to gain a deeper understanding of award requirements.
Building Networks: Establishing a supportive network by engaging previous OU award recipients and external award winners.
Information Sharing: Hosting information sessions featuring past recipients of prestigious fellowships and awards to offer guidance and valuable insights for prospective applicants.
The Faculty Honorifics Committee is dedicated to fostering a culture of recognition and excellence at the University of Oklahoma. We are committed to celebrating the remarkable achievements of our faculty and positioning them for even greater success on the national and international stage.
Faculty or staff receiving an award that is listed on the NRC highly prestigious award list (https://www.aau.edu/key-issues/national-research- council-list-highly-prestigious-awards) are eligible for a $3,000 one-time salary supplement in the year that the award is received. Newly elected members to the National Academies of Science, Engineering, or Medicine are eligible for a $5,000 one-time salary supplement in the year of election. All NRC Highly Prestigious awards received in FY24 are eligible in this cycle. Awardees will be recognized during the OVPRP annual research excellence awards ceremony. Future awards will depend on the availability of funds.
Note: This list only includes those who have received prestigious awards in the last 10 years.
| Governing Society | Award | Awardee | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Academy of Sciences | Member of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS Member) | Zhou, Jizhong | 2025 |
| National Academy of Sciences | Member of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS Member) | Tweten, Rodney K. | 2025 |
| American Association of Geographers | AAG Honors | J. Scott Greene | 2025 |
| President of the United States of America | Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) | Steven Crossley | 2025 |
| United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs | Fulbright Scholar | Condren, Dustin | 2025 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program | Bentz, Alexandra | 2025 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program | Junle Jiang | 2025 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program | Dong Zhang | 2025 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program | Veras, Richard | 2025 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program | Zhu, Rui | 2025 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program | Bihui Zhu | 2025 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program | Marmar R Moussa | 2025 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program | Alisa Javadi | 2025 |
| American Association for the Advancement of Science, The (AAAS) | AAAS Fellow | Paul Spicer | 2024 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program | Weng, Binbin | 2024 |
| Alexander Von Humboldt Foundation | Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Awards | Bin Wang | 2024 |
| American Association for the Advancement of Science, The (AAAS) | AAAS Newcomb Cleveland Prize | Sarah Trabert | 2024 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program | Razzaghi, Talayeh | 2024 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program | Sadri, Arif Mohaimin | 2024 |
| United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs | Fulbright Scholar | Yuri Lansinger | 2024 |
| Optical Society of America, The (OSA) | OSA Fellow | Javier Antonio Jo | 2024 |
| American Association for the Advancement of Science, The (AAAS) | AAAS Fellow | Jeffrey Kelly | 2023 |
| American Academy of Arts and Sciences | American Academy of Arts and Sciences Member/Fellow | Jizhong Zhou | 2023 |
| United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs | Fulbright Scholar | Soreghan, Gerilyn | 2023 |
| American Association for the Advancement of Science, The (AAAS) | AAAS Fellow | Bonnie Pitblado | 2023 |
| National Academy of Public Administration | Fellow of National Academy of Public Administration | Carol Silva | 2023 |
| John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | Guggenheim Fellowship | Lucas Bessire | 2023 |
| Stanford University | Center for Advanced Studies in the Behavioral Sciences/CASBS Residency Fellow | Lucas Bessire | 2023 |
| United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs | Fulbright Scholar | Racquel-María Sapién | 2023 |
| American Antiquarian Society | AAS-National Endowment for the Humanities Fellows | Adam Malka | 2023 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program | Moses, Paul | 2023 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program | Tang, Qinggong | 2023 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program | Cai, Jie | 2023 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program | Yang, Tiantian | 2023 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program | Zhang, Xiaochen | 2023 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program | Woodruff, Gavin | 2023 |
| American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) | Blackall Machine Tool and Gage Award | Dong Zhang | 2023 |
| American Library Association | Notable Books for Adults | Honorée Fanonne Jeffers | 2022 |
| American Meteorological Society | The Helmut E Landsberg Award | Petra Klein | 2022 |
| National Humanities Center | NHC Fellow | Cedric R. Tolliver | 2022 |
| Association for Psychological Science | Fellow | Adrienne Carter-Sowell | 2022 |
| American Anthropological Association | The Robert B Textor and Family Prize for Excellence in Anticipatory Anthropology | Lucas Bessire | 2022 |
| American Society for Environmental History | George Perkins Marsh Prize for Best Book in Environmental History | Lucas Bessire | 2022 |
| National Academy of Medicine | NAM Member | Judith A. James | 2022 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program | Salesky, Scott | 2022 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program | Arcila, Dahiana | 2022 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program | Razavi, Sepideh | 2022 |
| National Book Critics Circle | National Book Critics Circle Award | Honorée Fanonne Jeffers | 2021 |
| American Association for the Advancement of Science, The (AAAS) | AAAS Fellow | Ann H West | 2021 |
| Society for the History of Technology | Leonardo da Vinci Medal | Suzanne Moon | 2021 |
| American Association for the Advancement of Science, The (AAAS) | AAAS Fellow | Priyabrata Mukherjee | 2021 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program | Stefan Wilhelm | 2021 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program | Naoko Sakaeda | 2021 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program | Michele Galizia | 2021 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program | Bayram Saparov | 2021 |
| American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) | ACLS Fellows (ACLS/SSRC/NEH International and Area Studies Fellowships and ACLS/New York Public Library Fellowships) | Michelle C. Velasquez-Potts | 2021 |
| United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs | Fulbright Scholar | Kayhan Nejad | 2021 |
| United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs | Fulbright Scholar | Martin Piotrowski | 2020 |
| American Psychological Association | APA Fellow | Adrienne R. Carter-Sowell | 2020 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program | Philip S Harvey Jr. | 2020 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program | Ziho Kang | 2020 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program | Elinor R Martin | 2020 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program | Sangpil Yoon | 2020 |
| Whiting Foundation | Whiting Writers' Award | Jake Skeets | 2020 |
| United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs | Fulbright Scholar | Hearne, Joanna | 2019 |
| American Society of Civil Engineers | Maurice A Biot Medal | Younane N. Abousleiman | 2019 |
| United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs | Fulbright Scholar | Bridge, Eli | 2019 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program | Arne Schwettmann | 2019 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program | Jivtesh Garg | 2019 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program | Yiyang Gong | 2019 |
| American Association for the Advancement of Science, The (AAAS) | AAAS Fellow | K. David Hambright | 2018 |
| United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs | Fulbright Scholar | Lawson, Paul | 2018 |
| American Association for the Advancement of Science, The (AAAS) | AAAS Fellow | Lawrence I. Rothblum | 2018 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program | Alberto M Marino | 2018 |
| Harvard Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study | Radcliffe Institute Fellowship | Lucas Bessire | 2018 |
| American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) | ACLS Fellows (ACLS/SSRC/NEH International and Area Studies Fellowships and ACLS/New York Public Library Fellowships) | David R. Vishanoff | 2018 |
| National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) | Fellowships | Vishanoff, David Reeves | 2018 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program | Ying Wang | 2018 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program | Indrajeet Sharma | 2018 |
| United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs | Fulbright Scholar | Ipsen, Annabel | 2018 |
| American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) | ACLS Fellows (ACLS/SSRC/NEH International and Area Studies Fellowships and ACLS/New York Public Library Fellowships) | Caroline T. Schroeder | 2018 |
| American Association for the Advancement of Science, The (AAAS) | AAAS Fellow | John W. Peters | 2017 |
| National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) | NEH Fellowships for University Teachers | Hearne, Joanna Megan | 2017 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program | Jing Tao | 2017 |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program | Steven P Crossley | 2017 |
| National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) | NEH Fellowships for University Teachers | Tolliver, Julie Franτoise | 2017 |
| Alfred P. Sloan Foundation | Sloan Research Fellowship-Neuroscience | Yiyang Gong | 2017 |
| American Physiological Society | Cardiovascular Section Awards/Research Recognition Awards | Stefano Tarantini | 2017 |
| National Academy of Engineering | NAE Membership | Horst W Hahn | 2017 |
| American Association for the Advancement of Science, The (AAAS) | AAAS Fellow | Michael Kaspari | 2016 |
| Office of Naval Research (ONR) | Young Investigator Program Award (YIP) | Steven Cavallo | 2016 |
| Alexander Von Humboldt Foundation | Humboldt Research Fellowship | Daniel Mains | 2016 |
| National Academy of Education | Spencer Fellow | Kathryn Schumaker | 2016 |
| Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation | Beckman Young Investigators (BYI) | Yiyang Gong | 2016 |
| American Physiological Society | Environmental and Exercise Section Awards/Research Recognition Award | Jeremy Kellawan | 2016 |
| United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs | Fulbright Scholar | Eaton, Kalenda | 2016 |
Georgia Kosmopoulou
Chair
Associate Dean for Research, Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences; David L. Boren Professor; Edith Kinney Gaylord Presidential Professor, Department of Economics
Sue Alcock
Barnett Family Professor of Classical Archaeology
Professor of Classics and Letters
Sarah Ellis
Vice Provost for Faculty
Timothy Filley
Professor | Director, Institute for Resilient Environmental and Energy Systems
Dave Hambright
Regents' Professor of the School of Biological Sciences
Benjamin Heddy
Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies; Associate Professor in the department of Educational Psychology
Matt Jensen
W. P. Wood Presidential Professor of Management Information Systems
Lance Lobban
Francis W. Winn Chair of Chemical Engineering; David Ross Boyd Professor
Greg McFarquhar
Professor, School of Meteorology and Director, Cooperative Institute for Severe and High-Immpact Weather Research and Operations
Angela Person
Director of Research Initiatives and Strategic Planning,
Gibbs College of Architecture; Associate Professor of Architecture
George Richter-Addo
George Lynn Cross Research Professor and Presidential Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
